COMPETITION THEME

ICONS OF“ODTÜ”

*Example: Including but not limited to; Works of art, buildings, academics, expressions and myths about ODTÜ, forests, flora and fauna in ODTÜ campuses (Ankara, North Cyprus and Erdemli).

PURPOSE OF THE COMPETITION

To increase the product range of ODTÜDEN store with the products of our own students,

CONTENT OF THE COMPETITION

The competition requires product development that can be mass-produced and can be sold in our ODTÜDEN Store with innovative graphical or industrial design solutions with any material the competitor chooses*.

TERMS OF PARTICIPATION

It is necessary to be an ODTÜ student to participate in the competition.

Each project participating in the competition must be original, not been produced before and not be awarded in another competition.

The responsibility lies with the competitor if the work submitted to the competition is not original, a contrary claim has been submitted and third persons claim rights on the design.

The primary members of the selection committee, the competition reporters and the first-degree relatives of those persons cannot participate in the competition in the category in which the primary members are in charge.

THE FORMAT

You can participate in the competition by clicking on the application form link, filing in the personel information, project introduction text and project image download areas and clicking the “Join” button below the page. After completing the application form, an e-mail regarding your participation status will be sent to the address as-indicated on the form.

E-mail address must have an extension of ODTÜ student. Otherwise, the submissions will be automatically invalid.

The short biography section should not exceed 150 characters.

The project introduction should be given in the format below:

Project Name

Purpose of Design (500 characters)

In this section, the purpose of the design, the innovation it brings and the target mass are given briefly.

Estimated Materials (150 characters)

Detailed information on the materials estimated in the design and the reason for selection briefly.

Estimated Production Technique (150 characters)

Estimated production technique and estimated cost for design

Product Image: The image of the computer modelling or a model of the designed product in the size of 13X15cm and in 300 pix/inch resolution should be loaded horizontally on the application form. It is possible to apply in JPEG, PNG or PDF formats.

THE RULES

The participant must submit his/her application by accepting the validity of the information given.

For participants, a unique nickname will be generated by the system for each application and will be added to the project drawings by the system.

In the uploaded project images and texts, there should not be any sign or mark that will indicate the competitor’s identity.

In order to complete your submission, please click on “Upload” button down the page.

It is important that applicants do not leave project uploads to the last hours so that they can sign up correctly in the system.

THE JURY

Prof. Dr. Gülay HASDOĞAN

Doç. Dr. Y. Eren KALAY

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Pınar KAYGAN

Dr. Arsev Umur AYDINOĞLU

Yasemin ORAN

Doç. Dr. Afşar SARANLI

Doç. Dr. Bahar Gedikli

Prof. Dr. Ahmet ORAL

THE EVALUATION CRITERIA

The criteria to be taken into consideration in the evaluation of the Jury are as follows;

Theme: The design proposal should be relevant to the related theme.

Innovation: The design proposal should be innovative and original.

Aesthetics: The design proposal should be aesthetically sufficient: Visual integrity, appeal and being sentimental.

Functionality: Ability to provide the functions prescribed by the design proposal technically and to meet the needs of users (ergonomics, ease of use, etc.).

Producibility: The selection of materials suitable for the function of the design and the suitability of the design proposal to manufacturing in the producible product category. (Estimated cost and production method information expected)

Safety: The design proposal should not jeopardize user safety.

Sustainability: The design proposal should be environmentally-friendly and meeting user needs

Technical Competence: The design proposal conforms to the application format specified in the specifications.

The right to judge the originality of the works belongs to the Selective Committee.

If there are any changes in the dates, the current dates will be announced on the website.

The results of the competition will be announced at yarisma.odtuden.com within 2 weeks from the date of the selection committee.

THE EVALUATION PROCESS

Date of Announcement : May 3, 2017

Application Deadline : May 22, 2017

Date of Announcement of Results : Announcement will be held on June

Awards Ceremony : Alumni Day, July 1, 2017

Venue of Awards Ceremony : ODTÜDEN.com Store

AWARDS

Grand prize, Canon EOS 700D Camera

Second prize, IPAD Air 2

Third prize, a 3-day vacation at ODTÜ Uludağ Resort

Honorable Mention, a gift set from ODTÜDEN Shop products

The name of the designer will be specified on the products selected and to be put up for sale.